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4 February 2013
New Archbishop of Canterbury: ‘Marriage is between a man and a woman, and always has been’ 72 The new Archbishop of Canterbury is expected to use his timely appointment, one day before the first vote on same-sex marriage, to announce his opposition to changes in the law.
13 December 2012
Church of England: We can live with the government’s marriage reforms 35 The Church of England has hinted that it could one day conduct marriages for gay couples despite its current opposition to the idea.
11 December 2012
Tory MP Sir Peter Bottomley condemns same-sex marriage opponent Colin Hart 18 Colin Hart, the director of the UK’s main Christian lobby group that opposes equal marriage, has been denounced in the House of Commons by Conservative MP Sir Peter Bottomley.
7 December 2012
Church of England: David Cameron is being ‘divisive’ over same-sex marriage 46 The Church of England has criticised David Cameron’s support for allowing faith organisations to provide marriages for gay couples.
23 November 2012
Students at London uni move to cut ties with anti-gay Lord Carey 44 Students at King’s College London have accused Lord Carey of being homophobic and are campaigning to have his photo removed from the college’s display of famous alumni.
21 November 2012
Church of England isolated further on equal marriage following bishop vote 38 The COE's decision to vote against the introduction of women bishops is also likely to undermine its opposition to marriage equality, according to an Anglican theologian.
9 November 2012
UK: New Archbishop signals openness on LGBT issues 86 The Bishop of Durham Justin Welby, who has been appointed as the new Archbishop of Canterbury, says the Church of England must have “no truck with any form of homophobia”.
9 October 2012
Comment: Lord Carey’s Nazi rhetoric is an insult to history 40 Writing for PinkNews.co.uk, Nicolas Chinardet takes the former Archbishop of Canterbury Lord Carey to task for comparing the opponents of equal marriage to persecuted Jews in Nazi Germany.
8 October 2012
UK: Anti-equal marriage rally takes place at Tory conference 111 A rally by the Coalition for Marriage, the campaign group leading the opposition to equal marriage rights for same-sex couples in the UK, has taken place against the backdrop of the Conservative Party Conference.
5 October 2012
Scotland: Church minister defects over gay clergy 56 A minister has quit the Church of Scotland over the issue of gay clergy.
2 October 2012
Rowan Williams admits the Church of England may have caused ‘mental’ pain towards gay people 91 The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, admits the Church of England’s attitude to gay relationships has often been harmful to people on the receiving end of its message.
26 September 2012
UK: Process to appoint new Archbishop of Canterbury gets underway 34 Anglican officials are preparing to make a final decision on who is to be the new Archbishop of Canterbury, ahead of Dr Rowan Williams' retirement from the post in December.
20 September 2012
Former adviser to Nick Clegg criticises ‘bigot’ apology 17 Nick Clegg’s former director of strategy disagrees with the decision of his former boss to apologise for appearing to brand equal marriage opponents as “bigots”.
13 September 2012
Nick Clegg issues apology to church leaders over ‘bigot’ row 80 Nick Clegg has written a formal letter of apology to the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Archbishop of Westminster over claims he was prepared to call the opponents of equal marriage “bigots” in a speech at an LGBT reception.
9 July 2012
Archbishop of Canterbury questions mandate for equal marriage rights 71 The outgoing Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, has questioned the government's mandate for the introduction of equal marriage rights between gay and straight couples.
27 June 2012
Archbishop of Canterbury ‘frustrated’ by Christian ‘disgust’ over equal marriage 100 The outgoing Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams has spoken of 'frustration' at those Christians whose feelings of 'embarrassment, shame and disgust' over equal marriage rights for gay couples send out 'unwelcome' messages.
30 April 2012
New Hampshire Episcopalians may elect a second gay bishop 4 One of the three priests nominated to succeed Bishop Gene Robinson at his Diocese of New Hampshire is an openly gay man and married to his partner, Boston Globe reports.
15 April 2012
Lord Carey: Christians ‘vilified’ and ‘driven underground’ by British Courts 112 In a written submission to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), the former archbishop of Canterbury, Lord Carey, has said that Christians are being "vilified" by British courts and "driven underground."
16 March 2012
Analysis: Rowan Williams’ time as Archbishop of Canterbury and his views on LGBT rights 93 The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, will be standing down from his position in December of this year, prompting speculation over his replacement and how his views on marriage for gays may change.
29 February 2012
Archbishop of Canterbury: Changing culture with gay marriage laws would be wrong 166 Dr Williams told an audience in Geneva that laws should restrict discrimination against gays and other minorities but should not be used to actively 'promote change' within a culture on issues like marriage.

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